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1. a. : the act or process of arguing, reasoning, or discussing : argumentation. b. : a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view. a defense attorney's closing argument. c. : an angry quarrel or disagreement. having an argument over/about money.
argument noun [C] (REASONS) the reasons for your opinion about the truth of something or an explanation of why you believe something should be done: A good argument can be made for providing health insurance for all children. law An argument is a lawyer’s representation of a case in a court of law.
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal. “the argument over foreign aid goes on and on”. synonyms: argumentation, debate. see more. noun. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true. “it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true”.
a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory. an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse. subject matter; theme: The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.
An argument is a series of sentences, statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's conclusion via justification, explanation, and/or persuasion.
